1969 - The Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Were Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Nixon After Enjoying Ticker-Tape Parade in Los Angeles
2020 - Israel–United Arab Emirates Relations Were Formally Established
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Fun Fact!
The First PGA Championship Was Played in 1916
Winner: Jim Barnes (England)
First Place Prize: $500
Runner Up: Jock Hutchison (Scotland)
Golf Course: Siwanoy Country Club
Location: Bronxville, New York
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1982 - Tempest Premiered in Theaters
Director: Paul Mazursky
Starring: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Raull Julia and Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald's Film Debut
August 13th in 80s History
1986 - MC Hammer Released His Debut Album, Feel My Power
Billboard Charts: #30
Fun Fact!
MC Hammer Borrowed $20,000 From Oakland A’s Players Dwayne Murphy and Mike Davis to Start His Music Business
* MC Hammer Used To Be the Bat Boy For the Oakland A's
Headlines
(August 13th)
1982 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High Premiered in Theaters
Director: Amy Heckerling
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Robert Romanus and Brian Backer
Fun Fact!
Sean Penn's Character Jeff Spicoli Made Checker Board Vans Extremely Popular
Did You Know?
Sean Penn and Friends Were Really Smoking Marijuana Before Filming Each Scene
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#1 Songs in America
(August 13th)
1980 - "Magic"
Olivia Newton-John
8/2 - 8/29
1981 - "Jessie's Girl"
Rick Springfield
8/1 - 8/14
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 "Ghostbusters"
Ray Parker, Jr.
8/11 - 8/31
1985 - "Shout"
Tears for Fears
8/3 - 8/23
1986 - "Glory of Love"
Peter Cetera
8/2 - 8/15
1987 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
U2
8/8 - 8/21
1988 - "Roll With It"
Steve Winwood
7/30 - 8/26
1989 - "Right Here Waiting"
Richard Marx
8/12 - 9/1
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Premiered in Theaters
1988 - Payne Stewart (-12) Won the 70th PGA Championship
First Prize: $200,000
Runner Up: Andy Bean, Mike Reid and Curtis Strange (-11)
Runner Up Prize: $83,333
Location: Long Grove, Illinois
Course: Kemper Lakes Golf Club
Happy 80s Birthdays
1949 - Jim Brunzell (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota
1958 - Feargal Sharkey (Irish Singer) The Undertones
Birthplace: Derry, Northern Ireland
1959 - Danny Bonaduce (Actor) The Partridge Family
Birthplace: Brookmall, Pennsylvania
1959 - Tom Niedenfuer (Baseball)
Birthplace: St. Louis Park, Minnesota
1961 - Dawnn Lewis (Actress) A Different World (Jaleesa)
Birthplace: New York City
1964 - Jay Buhner (Baseball)
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Fun Fact!
Danny Bonaduce Made His Television Debut in an Episode of the 1960's TV Show Accidental Family
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Other Notable Birthdays
John Logie Baird (Scottish Inventor)
August 13, 1888 - June 14, 1946
Birthplace: Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Passed Away at Age 57 From a Stroke
* Died in His Bexhill, Essex, England Home
Invented the First Television Set in 1926
Alfred Hitchcock (Director)
August 13, 1899 - April 29, 1980
Birthplace: Leytonstone, Essex, England
Passed Away at Age 80 From Kidney Failure
* Best Known For Psycho (1960) and the Birds (1963)
Alfred Hitchcock Movies Have Been Nominated For 46 Academy Awards Winning 6
Ben Hogan (Golf)
August 13, 1912 - July 25, 1997
Birthplace: Stephenville, Texas
Passed Away at Age 84
* Unknown Cause of Death
Won 9 Career Majors
The Masters (1951, 1953)
PGA Championship (1946, 1948)
U.S. Open (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953)
British Open (1953)
Pat Harrington Jr. (Actor)
August 13, 1929 - January 6, 2016
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 86 of Complications From a Brain Hemorrhage
* Was Suffering Alzheimer's Disease
Played the Building Intendant Shneider on the TV Series One Day at a Time
Don Ho (Singer and Ukulele Player)
August 13, 1930 - April 14, 2007
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Passed Away at Age 76 From Heart Failure
* Was Diagnosed With Cardiomegaly in 2005 and Had to Use a Pacemaker
Best Known For the 1966 Song "Tiny Bubbles"
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
René Laennec (French Physician)
February 17, 1781 - August 13, 1826
Birthplace: Quimper, France
Passed Away at Age 45
* Unknown Cause of Death
Invented the First Stethoscope in 1816
Florence Nightingale (Italian-English Nurse)
May 12, 1820 - August 13, 1910
Birthplace: Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Passed Away Peacefully in Her Sleep at Age 90 in Her London Home
* Unknown Cause of Death
The Founder of Modern Medicine
Julia Child (Chef)
August 15, 1912 - August 13, 2004
Birthplace: Pasadena, California
Passed Away at Age 91 From Kidney Failure
* Starred in Her Own Cooking Show The French Chef, Which Premiered in 1963
Brought the French Cuisine to the American public With Her Cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart” (Wrestling)
February 8, 1955 - August 13, 2018
Birthplace: Montebello, California
Passed Away at Age 63 from a Fall in His House
* A 2x WWF Tag Team Champion with Brother-in-Law Bret the "Hitman" Hart
Elected to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019 as a Member of the Hart Foundation
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Director: Amy Heckerling
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Robert Romanus and Brian Backer
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $50 Million
1982 - Friday the 13th Part III (3D)
Director: Steve Miner
Starring: Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka and Richard Brooker
Budget: $2.3 Million
Box Office: $36.7 Million
1982 - Tempest
Director: Paul Mazursky
Starring: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Raull Julia and Molly Ringwald
Budget: $13 Million
Box Office: $5 Million
* Molly Ringwald’s Film Debut
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Call to Glory Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 22
Starring Craig T. Nelson and Elisabeth Shue
1985 - West 57th Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 5
Click Here For More TV Fun Facts and Awards
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1985 - Primitive Love
Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #23
* #1 in Latin Pop Albums
Featuring “Conga"
1986 - Feel My Power
MC Hammer (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #30
* #1 in R&B
Featuring “Get It Started"
1987 - Love Is for Suckers
Twisted Sister (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #74
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1988 - The Boston Red Sox Won Their 24th Consecutive Home Game
* The Red Sox Beat the Tigers 16 - 4 on a Saturday Afternoon
Attendance: 33,601
Dwight Evans 4-5 (2 Home Runs and 7 RBI’s)
The Red Sox Lost Their Next Home Game to the Tigers 18-6
1989 - Payne Stewart (-12) Won the PGA Championship
Prize: $200,000
Runner Up: Andy Bean, Mike Reid and Curtis Strange (-11)
Runner Up Prize: $83,333
Location: Long Grove, Illinois
Course: Kemper Lakes Golf Club
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Other Notable Dates
(On August 13th)
1967 - 2 Women Were Killed, on the Same Day, on Two Separate Occasions by Grizzly Bears at Glacier National Park in Montana
* There Had Been No Fatal Bear Attacks in the 57-Year History of the Park
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